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Bishop Strickland calls on Holy See to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Cardinal McElroy to DC

Any bishop or cardinal who has enabled abuse, minimized its severity, or failed to act decisively to protect victims must be held accountable – not elevated to positions of greater authority.

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Bishop Joseph E. Strickland

• Mar 13, 2025

PHOTOS: Catholics protest installation of Cardinal McElroy as archbishop of Washington, DC

Catholics turned out for a protest against the installation of Cardinal Robert McElroy as the new archbishop of Washington on Tuesday. McElroy, known for his heterodox statements, allegedly covered up abuses by ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Mar 11, 2025Mar 12, 2025

Concerned Catholics request RICO investigation of bishops’ actions in letter to JD Vance

Janet Smith, Elizabeth Yore and victims of clergy sexual abuse are asking for help to force the Catholic Church to make a full disclosure into how government funding was used by the USCCB, Catholic dioceses, Catholic Charities, Catholic Relief Services, and all NGOs.

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LifeSiteNews

• Mar 8, 2025Mar 11, 2025

Incoming DC Archbishop McElroy says he has no plans to meet with Trump but spoke at length with Biden

Cardinal McElroy revealed that he ‘had a lengthy call with President Biden the other day,’ though the left-wing, heterodox prelate said that he is not currently planning to see President Trump after his installation as archbishop of Washington, D.C.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Feb 28, 2025Feb 28, 2025

Cardinal Gregory offers rambling ‘apology’ to ‘our LGBTQ brothers and sisters’

Sister Jeannine Gramick of the dissident New Ways Ministry told the LGBT-oriented Washington Blade that 'I think Cardinal Gregory’s remarks are a watershed moment in the relationship between the Archdiocese of Washington and the (so-called) LGBTQ+ community.'

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Doug Mainwaring

• Jan 29, 2025Jan 30, 2025

DC archdiocese slammed on social media over Cardinal McElroy appointment: ‘Unmitigated disaster’

Catholic author and commentator Leila Miller wrote that Cardinal Robert McElroy 'covered for and protected not only a monster named McCarrick but also a satanic ritual abuser, a satanic priest. Untold levels of spiritual abuse.'

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Doug Mainwaring

• Jan 10, 2025Jan 10, 2025

Sexual abuse victim slams Pope Francis for appointing McElroy to DC archdiocese: ‘He spat in my face’

Rachel Mastrogiacomo said Pope Francis ‘spat right in my face’ by promoting Cardinal Robert McElroy to the Archdiocese of Washington three months after she sent him a letter detailing McElroy’s protection of a now-laicized ex-priest who subjected her to satanic abuse.

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Peter Martin

• Jan 9, 2025Jan 10, 2025

Heretical New Ways Ministry ‘delighted’ with appointment of pro-LGBT McElroy as DC archbishop

Cardinal Robert McElroy brings with him to the nation’s capital a lengthy, disturbing history of promoting views at odds with the Magisterium of the Church.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Jan 8, 2025Jan 9, 2025

Pope Francis’ remarks on sex abuse ring hollow after appointing McElroy as DC bishop

While Pope Francis may call for better protection of the young and vulnerable, his elevation of Cardinal Robert McElroy as Archbishop of Washington, D.C., demonstrates that his actual regard for them is somewhat different to what his words suggest.

Analysis

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jan 8, 2025Jan 8, 2025

Bishop Strickland decries Pope Francis’ appointment of Cardinal McElroy as DC archbishop

Bishop Strickland slammed heterodox, pro-LGBT Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as a ‘corrupt hireling’ in response to his appointment as archbishop of Washington, D.C., by Pope Francis and called on Catholics to ‘speak out against these wolves of the hierarchy.’

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Bishop Joseph E. Strickland

• Jan 6, 2025Jan 8, 2025

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Bishop Strickland calls on Holy See to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Cardinal McElroy to DC

PHOTOS: Catholics protest installation of Cardinal McElroy as archbishop of Washington, DC

Concerned Catholics request RICO investigation of bishops’ actions in letter to JD Vance

Incoming DC Archbishop McElroy says he has no plans to meet with Trump but spoke at length with Biden

Cardinal Gregory offers rambling ‘apology’ to ‘our LGBTQ brothers and sisters’

DC archdiocese slammed on social media over Cardinal McElroy appointment: ‘Unmitigated disaster’

Sexual abuse victim slams Pope Francis for appointing McElroy to DC archdiocese: ‘He spat in my face’

Heretical New Ways Ministry ‘delighted’ with appointment of pro-LGBT McElroy as DC archbishop

Pope Francis’ remarks on sex abuse ring hollow after appointing McElroy as DC bishop

Bishop Strickland decries Pope Francis’ appointment of Cardinal McElroy as DC archbishop